Improvement in folding rocking-chairs



'D. N. SELLEG. Folding Rocking-Uhair.

No. 20i,|29.. Patented March 12, 1878.

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WITNESSES- UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIoE.

, DAVID N. SELLEG, OF NEWBURG, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN FOLDING ROCKING-CHAIRS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 201,129, dated March12, 1878; application filed February 9, 1878.

To all whom it may congern:

Be it known that I, DAVID N. SELLEG, of Newburg, in the county of Orangeand State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Folding Rocking- Ghairs; and I do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and useit, reference being had to the accompanyin g drawings, which form partof this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in folding rocking-chair s, andit consists in connecting the side bars of the seat-frame to the lowerend of the back and the upper ends of the rear legs by means of separateconnectinglinks, whereby the chair can be folded together in a verysmall space and compact form, as will be more fully describedhereinafter.

The accompanying drawings represent my invention.

a represents the back of the chair; b, the front legs and arms; 0, therear legs; 01, the rocker, and e the side bars of the seat-frame. Thefront leg, which also forms the arm of the chair, is pivoted at itsupper end to the back, near its center to the seat-frame, and at-itslower end to the front of the rocker. The rear leg is connected at itsupper end, by

' means of the link 9, with the rear end of the side bars of the seat,and at its lower end is pivoted to the rocker. In-the upper end of thisrear leg is formed a suitable recess, so as to receive the rear rod orbar 6, to which the seatl is fastened, and thus serves to brace and holdthe parts much more securely together. The side bars of the scat arealso connected, by means of the links h, with the lower end of the back,so that the back will move with the seat when the chair is being foldedtogether.

By thus connecting the seat with both the rear leg and the lower end ofthe back, it will be seen that the construction of the chair isexceedingly simple, that there are no extra parts to get out of order,and that the chair can be made very strong and substantial.

By using the rigid side bars for the seat, and rigid rods to fasten theseat to, it will be seen that the seat is kept perfectly rigidwhen thechair is opened outward, and that it becomes a slack seat as soon as thechair is folded up.

If desired, the side bar 0 may have its rear end fitted into a socket inthe lower end of the back, in which case the link fastened rigidly inposition.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. In a folding chair,rigid side bars for the seat, in combination with the back, rear legs,and the two connecting-links, the back and rear legs being made inseparate pieces, and the lower ends of the legs being pivoted to therockers d, substantially as shown.

2. The combination of the back a, front legs b, rear legs 0, rockers d,side bars e, and connecting-links g h, for connecting the rear ends ofthe side bars of the seat with the lowerend of theback and the upper endof the rear legs, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing l have hereunto set my hand this4th day of February, 1878.

D. N. SELLEG.

Witnesses:

SEWARD W. ROUND, E. A. BROWN.

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